James and the Giant Peach

Dec 28, 1976

0h 45m

★ 6.0

Overview

A TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.

Genres

Fantasy

TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC TV

James and the Giant Peach Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

James Henry Trotter

Simon Bell

Aunt Spiker

Anna Quayle

Aunt Sponge

Ann Beach

Old Man

Arthur Hewlett

Interviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief

Andrew Sachs

Grasshopper

Thorley Walters

Spider

Pat Coombs

Ladybird

Kate Lock

Centipede

Bernard Cribbins

Earthworm

Hugh Lloyd

Silkworm / 2nd Naval Officer

Christopher Owen

Glow-Worm / American Woman

Jo Kendall

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0.0

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7.6

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6.6

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0.0

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0.0

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7.8

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Cast

James Henry Trotter

Simon Bell

Aunt Spiker

Anna Quayle

Aunt Sponge

Ann Beach

Old Man

Arthur Hewlett

Interviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief

Andrew Sachs

Grasshopper

Thorley Walters

Spider

Pat Coombs

Ladybird

Kate Lock

Centipede

Bernard Cribbins

Earthworm

Hugh Lloyd

Silkworm / 2nd Naval Officer

Christopher Owen

Glow-Worm / American Woman

James and the Giant Peach

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

James and the Giant Peach Trailers

Cast

Simon Bell

Anna Quayle

Ann Beach

Arthur Hewlett

Andrew Sachs

Thorley Walters

Pat Coombs

Kate Lock

Bernard Cribbins

Hugh Lloyd

Christopher Owen

Jo Kendall

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Andrew Sachs

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Pat Coombs

Kate Lock

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